Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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District 300 Foundation awards grant promoting reading funJan 31, 2022 10:00 pm - Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 recently introduced elementary students to Inchy the Bookworm Vending Machine. Lincoln Prairie Elementary School educators St...
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Four former May Watts students earn Eagle Scout ranksJan 31, 2022 10:00 pm - Four BSA Troop 75 Scouts who met in first grade Cubs Scouts recently stopped by their old school, May Watts Elementary in Naperville, for a visit. The four teens have ac...
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New District 214 Foundation executive director namedJan 31, 2022 12:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 has named Michael Happ as the new executive director of the District 214 Education Foundation. Happ brings 21 years of nonpro...
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Bloomingdale chamber, 18 businesses raise money to help homelessJan 31, 2022 12:00 am - The Parade of Gingerbread Houses run by the Bloomingdale Chamber of Commerce last month raised $400 for charity - maybe not a lot, but "every dollar means something," sa...
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Schaumburg-Hoffman Rotary Club offering scholarshipsJan 31, 2022 12:00 am - The Rotary Club of Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates is accepting scholarship applications from students who live in Schaumburg Township or the villages of Schaumburg and Hoffm...
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Vote for your favorite pair at BACOA's dancing fundraiserJan 30, 2022 10:00 pm - It's the hottest ticket in town! At 7 p.m. Feb. 5, at the Arts Center at Elgin Community College, six dancing duos will take to the stage in BACOA's fifth installment o...
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Kids at Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton help homeless veteransJan 30, 2022 10:00 pm - Children at Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton collected cleaning supplies and personal hygiene items to donate to the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans. Durin...
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Good News Sunday: How a Naperville-based nonprofit supports kids who want to danceJan 30, 2022 6:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Greg Long of Naperville is amazed at how...
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Elburn business owner gives up Florida vacation to help tornado-ravaged KentuckyJan 30, 2022 12:00 am - Tara Treve, owner of Massage Tara Bella in Elburn, often travels to Florida over the winter for a "working vacation" to visit clients who have moved to the Sunshine Stat...
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Send the gift of song on Valentine's Day with Fox Valley HarmonizersJan 29, 2022 10:00 pm - The Fox Valley Harmonizers will be delivering personalized valentine greetings and video love songs for Valentine's Day. The cost is $15. It will arrive via email in ti...